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  • Portraits in Courage: Lt. Col. Schroeder

    On the morning of April 8, 2016, Lt. Col. William Schroeder, a career special operations weather officer, saw an armed individual enter his squadron. He reacted swiftly by putting himself between the armed individual and his first sergeant. After Schroeder ordered her to run, the first sergeant

  • Cannon hosts 10th EMT Rodeo

    Realistic and rigorous training builds muscle memory and composure during high-stress situations. Last week, 21 teams of Air Force medics advanced their combat and emergency response skills at Cannon Air Force Base.

  • Portraits in Courage: SSgt. Lewis

    As the Mosul offensive commenced, Staff Sgt. Christopher Lewis and the U.S. Navy SEAL Team in which he was embedded were tasked to advise, assist, and accompany Kurdish Peshmerga forces in order to clear two villages held by heavily entrenched ISIS fighters.On Oct. 20, 2016, Lewis and his team

  • Portraits in Courage: SSgt. Hunter

    On Nov. 2, 2016, in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Richard Hunter, the U.S. Army Special Forces Team he was embedded with and their Afghan partners were ambushed by heavy machine gun fire from insurgents in elevated positions as they entered a village.Hunter identified multiple enemy

  • Portraits in Courage: SSgt. Brooks

    One night in October 2016, Staff Sgt. Chris Brooks as part of a Joint Special Operations Task Force in Afghanistan conducted a time-sensitive raid in pursuit of a high-value target.During maneuvers to block the target’s escape routes, the assault force was caught in a complex ambush from elevated

  • Portraits in Courage: SOST

    While deployed in support of Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, this Special Operations Surgical Team (SOST) provided care for more than 750 patients, managed 19 mass casualty events, performed 16 life-saving surgeries, and cared for casualties exposed to chemical weapons.The team moved by ground convoy

  • Portraits in Courage: Spooky 43

    On Nov. 2, 2016, fourteen AC-130U Gunship crewmembers provided close air support to a U.S. Special Forces team and 43 Afghan soldiers, near Kunduz, Afghanistan. As the ground force advanced on a compound, they were caught in a deadly ambush. Surrounded by a large enemy force armed with small arms,

  • AF leaders honor Air Commandos in Portraits in Courage

    Two Special Operations teams and four Special Tactics Airmen will be recognized for their courage in a ceremony today at 7:30 p.m. EST in Washington, D.C., which will be broadcasted live here.The stories of a Special Operations Surgical Team, an AC-130U gunship crew, as well as, Staff Sgts. Richard